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Epidural Blood Patch

Indiana rates for HCPCS 62273

This procedure treats a persistent headache caused by a leak of spinal fluid, often following a prior spinal procedure, by injecting a small amount of the patient's own blood into the space around the spinal cord. The blood forms a seal over the leak, which typically relieves the headache.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Epidural Blood Patch cost?

$2,966

Typical total for the visit. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,966 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $148 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$148$115 to $186
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,202 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $186 to $6,310Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $105 to $275
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,818professional $148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeIndiana $2,966 · 9th of 51
NJ $4,637MD $273

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.